The 2 X 2 Reading List is a project of the Children's Round Table, a unit of the Texas Library Association. The 2 X 2 Committee's selects a list of 20 recommended books for children, age two to grade two, after receiving suggestions from librarians, teachers, parents, students, and others.
| Goose Moon |
Carolyn Arden, illustrated by Jim Postier |
Boyds Mills Press. Ages 5-8, E FIC ARD |
| How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? |
Varsha Bajaj, illustrated by Ivan Bates |
Little, Brown and Company. Ages 2-5, E FIC BAJ |
| Baby Danced the Polka |
Karen Beaumont, pictures by Jennifer Plecas |
Dial Books for Young Readers. Ages 2-4, E FIC BEA |
| Magic Thinks Big |
Elisha Cooper |
Greenwillow Books. Ages 4-6, E FIC COO |
| The Neighborhood Mother Goose |
Nina Crews |
Greenwillow Books. Ages 3-6, E FIC MOT |
| Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu |
Dayle Ann Dodds, illustrated by John Manders |
Candlewick Press. Ages 5-7, E FIC DOD |
| Where Is the Green Sheep? |
Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek |
Harcourt, Inc. Ages 2-5, E FIC FOX |
| Kitten’s First Full Moon |
Kevin Henkes |
Greenwillow Books. Ages 3-5, E FIC HEN |
| Actual Size |
Steve Jenkins |
Houghton Mifflin Company. Ages 5-8, E 591.41 JE |
| Armadilly Chili |
Helen Ketteman, illustrated by Will Terry |
Albert Whitman & Company. Ages 5-8, E FIC KET |
| Down on the Farm |
Merrily Kutner, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand |
Holiday House. Ages 2-5, E FIC KUT |
| Rooster=Gallo |
Jorge Luján, pictures by Manuel Monroy |
Groundwood Books. Ages 3-5, E FIC LUJ SPA ENG |
| Sing-Along Song |
JoAnn Early Macken, pictures by LeUyen Pham |
Viking. Ages 3-5 |
| Millie Wants to Play! |
Janet Pedersen |
Candlewick Press. Ages 2-5, E FIC PED |
| The Biggest Soap |
Carole Lexa Schaefer, illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Ages 4-6, E FIC SCH |
| Little Raccoon’s Big Question |
Miriam Schlein, pictures by Ian Schoenherr |
Greenwillow Books. Ages 3-6, E FIC SCH |
| Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! |
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace |
Marshall Cavendish. Ages 5-8, E FIC WAL |
| Te Amo, Bebé, Little One |
Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Maribel Suárez |
Little, Brown and Company. Ages. 2-5, E FIC WHE |
| Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale |
Mo Willems |
Hyperion. Ages 3-6, E FIC WIL |
| Teeth, Tails & Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book |
Christopher Wormell |
Running Press. Ages 3-8, E FIC WOR |
